In Secret Britain, join anthropologist and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota for a tour of more than 70 of Britain's most intriguing archaeological sites and artefacts.
In Secret Britain, join anthropologist and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota for a tour of more than 70 of Britain's most intriguing archaeological sites and artefacts.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Broadcaster and anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota is a familiar face on TV archaeology programmes, including the cult show Time Team, History Channel’s Ancient Impossible, and the Smithsonian Channel hit Mystic Britain. She’s written two other popular archaeology books, including Hidden Histories: A Spotter’s Guide to the British Landscape. It was shortlisted for Current Archaeology’s Book of the Year Award. Mary-Ann also writes regularly for newspapers and magazines on outdoor adventures, anthropology and archaeology, presents documentaries on BBC radio, gives guided walks and performs archaeological storytelling. She’s a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a hillwalking ambassador for the British Mountaineering Council and she holds an MA from Cambridge University in Archaeology and Anthropology. Find her at maryannochota.com and on Twitter and Instagram @MaryAnnOchota.
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Introduction Timeline Map Westray Wifey - Westray, Orkney Ness of Brodgar - Mainland, Orkney Tomb of the Eagles - South Ronaldsay, Orkney Sculptor’s Cave - Moray Deskford Carnyx - Moray Ballachulish Figure - West Highlands Towie Stone Ball - Aberdeenshire Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle - Aberdeenshire Aberlemno Pictish Stones – Angus Fortingall Yew - Perthshire Hooded Spirits on Hadrian’s Wall - Northumberland Thornborough Henges - North Yorkshire Rudston Monolith - East Riding of Yorkshire Roos Carr Figurines - East Riding of Yorkshire Ilkley Moor- West Yorkshire Star Carr- North Yorkshire Seahenge - Norfolk Saltfleetby Spindle Whorl - Lincolnshire Snettisham Treasures - Norfolk Must Farm - Cambridgeshire Baldehildis Seal - Norfolk Colchester Face Pot - Essex Grimes Graves - Norfolk Dunwich - Suffolk Wenhaston Doom Painting - Suffolk Troston Demon - Suffolk Sutton Hoo - Suffolk Greensted Church - Essex Guildhall Witch Bottle - London Flag Fen - Cambridgeshire Royston Cave - Hertfordshire Dagenham Idol - Essex Lullingstone Roman Villa - Kent St Martin’s Church - Kent Ringlemere Gold Cup - Kent Langstone Tankard - South Wales St Leonard’s Ossuary - Kent Knowlton Circles - Dorset Stonehenge - Wiltshire Bush Barrow Dagger - Wiltshire Avebury - Wiltshire Silbury Hill - Wiltshire Childrey Warren - Oxfordshire Uffington White Horse - Oxfordshire Headington Mandrake - Oxfordshire Cirencester Mother Goddesses - Gloucestershire Roman Baby’s Cockerel - Gloucestershire The Rollright Witch - Warwickshire Cerne Abbas Giant - Dorset Maiden Castle - Dorset Glastonbury Tor - Somerset Glastonbury Abbey Lady Chapel - Somerset Gough’s Cave Cannibal Cup - Somerset Dartmoor - Devon Trethevy Quoit - Cornwall Men an Tol - Cornwall Tintagel - Cornwall Paviland Cave Burial - South Wales Kilpeck Sheela Na Gig - Herefordshire Preseli Bluestones - Pembrokeshire Penbryn Spoons - Ceredigion Bryn Cader Faner - Gwynedd Tre’r Ceiri - Gwynedd Barclodiad y Gawres and Bryn Celli Ddu - Anglesey Mold Gold Cape - Flintshire Lindow Man Bog Body - Cheshire Staffordshire Hoard - Staffordshire Gosforth Cross - Cumbria Vale of York Viking Hoard - North Yorkshire Sunkenkirk - Cumbria Whithorn Eaves-Drip Burials - Dumfries Kilmartin Glen - Argyll Dunadd - Argyll Cladh Hallan Mummies - South Uist, Outer Hebrides Calanais - Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides Index Further reading Picture credits Acknowledgments
